Carson, CA (Sports Network) - Todd Dunivant's goal in the 24th minute was enough to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo at The Home Depot Center on Sunday.

Dunivant's goal, which is his first this season, came from a short corner kick as he redirected a shot from Mike Magee past Houston goalkeeper Pat Onstad, snapping the Dynamo's (8-3-4) 11-game unbeaten run.

The win is just the third of the season for Los Angeles (3-3-9), and their second victory in nine games.

Neither side was able to generate much in attack in the opening 20 minutes, but the first chance of the match fell to the Galaxy from a throw in.

Dunivant tossed the ball long down the left wing for Edson Buddle, and he squared it to Alan Gordon inside the box. Gordon struck the ball first-time, but it sailed past the far post.

It took just a few minutes for the home side to create another opportunity, and this time, they made it count.

Magee took a short corner and dribbled into the box before firing a shot towards goal. The ball appeared to be headed wide of the net, but Dunivant got his foot to the ball and redirected it inside the post.

Houston's attack failed to produce a shot until the final minute of the opening half, and it came from the head of Kei Kamara, who nodded the ball straight at goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts from a Corey Ashe left-wing cross.

The Dynamo got another look at goal early in the second half when Brian Mullan fired a volley over the net from inside the area, while Kamara had a chance to put Houston on the scoreboard when he was played into the box by Brad Davis, but his attempted chip was poor and it sailed comfortably into the arms of Ricketts.

The Galaxy threatened in the 66th minute when Eddie Lewis drove a cross into the area for Buddle, but he sent a glancing header skipping past the post.

Houston continued to be frustrated in attack, but they had a chance to grab a point in the 88th minute when Stuart Holden's corner kick found the head of Brian Ching, but the ball was once again hit straight at the keeper.

Ricketts then came up with his biggest save of the match in stoppage time to preserve the win as he denied Cam Weaver at close range.